Variable-speed gearing.



W. A. WIDMBR. VARIABLE SPEED GEARING. APPLICATION FILED mm1?, 1909.

Patented July 2o, 1909.

WILLIAM A. WDMER, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

VARIABLE-SPEEQ GEARING.

Specification oy i; 'rs Patent. Patented July 20,1eo9.

Application led March 17 1909. Serial Nrj; 483,976.

To all whom t may camra:-

4 lie it known that I, YViiiLIAM A. Winnen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Variable- Speed Gearing; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaiiis to make and use the saine.4 My invention relates 4to certain improvements in variable speed gearing, and has for its object to provide a very simple and eticient gearing of this description which may be readily controlled'by the operator, and with these ends in view my invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and then particularly pointed out in the claims which conclude this description. i

In the accompanying drawiiig'lfigure l isa side elevation of my improvement- Fig.`

2- a view partly in plan and partly in horizontal section-fling. 3 a detail vertical section at the line ai, ofFig. :2, and Fig. 4 a. detailvertical section at the line y, y, of Fig.

v Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in the several figures .of the drawing. -ll is the casing of any suitable engine and 2 is the engine shaft which is preferably equipped at its outer extreinityfor the use of any suitable vcrank 3 for starting the saine.

l is a large gear tight on the shaft 2, and 5 is a pulley whose hub 6 is loosely journaled around the shaft 2, said pulley carrying studs i' around which are loosely joiirnaled pinions 8 which mesh with the gear el.

t) is a disk loose around the shaft 2 and l0 is a i'iiig secured to said disk and having gear teeth on its inner circumference with which teeth the pinioiisI 8 mesh. The disk t) has a flange l'l which projects outwardly from its periphery and contained within this flanged portion is an expans'ible anniiliisI l2 which is held as against improper crawling by means of the stud 13 .which extends `from the side'of the. disk through a slot il.

the -latter being slightly enlarged so' as to allow for the expansion and contraction of .the aniiulus and being formed iii a small ear 15 integral withtlie aniiiiliis.

1G is a collar secured to the shaft 2 and having a 4head `1T rigid therewith, and 18 is an oriliiiai'lii cone clutch splined on said col- .the spring will cause the clutch to be norlar antl capable of free sliding movements thereon. lil is al pin extending from said head and "0 is a coil spring around said pin and extending withina recess 2l in said clutch` the extremities ofsaid spring bearing respectively against the'head and the inner *all of said recess so that the resiliency` of iiially projected so as to engage with the beveled surface 22 formed on the inside periphery of the outer portion of the pulley 5. There are three sets ofpins 19. coil lsprings 20, and recesses 2l which are in triangular disposition,` as shown in dotted lines at lfig. l, this being advisable in order to make the clutch well balanced and properly operative.. as is lusual in clutches of this description. This form of clutch is very ordinary and its function is to normally engage the power pulley directly with the engiiieshaft. c

23 is the speed controlling levei pivoted at Q- L to the engine casing and having rigid therewith and depending therefrom a plate cut away at or aboiitits central portion, -BOl as seen at 26.

28 is a lever pivoted at its inner end" aioiind a stud '29 that projects from the en-` gine casing. and 30 is a cani block secured' "1F41 to said end and projecting between the ter- I i minals of the anniiliis l2, sothat it will be clear that when said lever is rocked on its pivotal point said block will be operated to expand the annuliis'or release the saine asy the case mayi be.

3l is a link having within its upper end an elongated slot 32 (shown in dotted lines at Fig: l) tlii'oiigli which slot extends a pin' (also shown in dotted lines) from one l side of the plate 25,for the purpose presently to be explained.

IEE-l is a rib which-extends from -a boss 35 whichlatter is rigidly securedl to the pivot pin 24. and 3G is a lever pivoted to said boss iii such manner as to be capable of swinging 1.00 movements in a plane at iiglit angles to the swinging movements of the lever 23. The inner end of this lever 36. terminates in a yoke 23T which extends part way Yaroiindthe hiili of the` clutch 18. the extremities of said 1 05 yoke being provided with rolls 38 which 4project `immediately inside of a flange 39 formed on the outer portion of said hiib so that it will be clear that the swinging inovements ot' said lever will cause the clutch to 110 he released or engmgcd` as the case may he. 'lhe outer extremity of this .leverB i. el

bon- Shapedl (as shown in dot-ted lines at Fig. and pueses through the eut ewayportion 2@ in the plate 25, and the wall of this out away portion innnedizitelv below the elbow part of this lever when the latter is in nornial poeitiou is beveled as seen at 40, so that it will be readily understood 'that when the lever Q3 i5 elevated said bevel will come in centaet Witlrthis elbow portion sind cause the lever 3G to be swung on its pivotal point to Withdraw the clutch from engagement with the pulley. The rib 3e backs up and reii'iforces the lever 36 so that the Same will ;-\ving evenly and cannot become sprung.

fi'esupposing the parte of my improvement to be in the position shown at Figs.a l

and ofthe drawing` the clutch being in eng ement with the pulley, the letter will loe operated at the high speed direethT from the veheft of the engine.

ln shifting tolmv Speed, the lever` 23 is rik-leed, thereby Causing' the bevel el() to swing the lever 3G and dieengage the Clutch troni the pulley. and when during` this movement et the 'lever 23 the pin 33 ie in'ipinged againstllie upper wall of the slot 3:2 the lever Q8 will be svi/.ung on its pivotal'point 29 thereby Causing the earn block 30 to operette iinet the terminale of the annulus l2' and mnand the latter :firmly against the flange l lof the disk 9. and since this disk will be ti if:

' held stationary the pinion@ 8 revolved by the `gear al. will travel within lthe internal gear l0 and thereby revolve the pulley at e'lovv ,Speech Neutral poSition is el'eotedby'shift# ig the lever :23 midway -between the points et. which high and low Speeds.. are obtained whereby' the eluteh and aiinulus are freed iron'i the pulley and dielcresipectively.

l have illustrated. my .improvement as ein bodied ine forni that is suitable for a motor wheel earriial thereby. e dish loose on eeeee Cycle but l do not wish to be limited in lhie respect Since il will be clear that in v invention nia'v be utilized in viii-ions ways.

Hering' thus deeeribed myv in vention what l claim as new aiulilesire to Secure by lie.- ters Patent istF l. A. variable gearing, comprising an engine shaft. a poner pulley loose around said shaft, a plurality oit pinioney carried lL- v said pulley, e. disk looeelyiournaleal around said shaft, an internal `ejear carried bv Said disk. ai gear wheel rigid with Said shaft and imeshig with said piuione. a spring ietuated clutch slidably mounted. on said shaft and revolving therewith and normally looked with said pulley, and means tor withdraw ing the clutch and hoidil'ig the dielt'rom rotation.

2. The herein described if'arizible speed gearing.A eonignrieingg an ene'ine Shath a. gear nl shaft an ii'iternel gear ring rejid with said (liek, a power pulley looe )y -journaleil around .said shaft. pinionfs Carried by Said pulley sind meshing with said wheel 51nd ring, a clutch rigid Witi Seid shaft but hau ing a Sliding' eeni'ieetion thereu'ilh. e spring; element whereby sind eluteh is nori'nelly engagged with Said pulley, en expaneible ennalus adjacent to said disk and i'iornielly 'tree therefrom, e Shift-'ing lever,v ineens operaled by Said lever :lor expanding Seid annuhwl against Said dish. and means operated' by Seid lever Jor releasing said clutch.

In testimony 'whereof' l affix myeiguature in presence of two witneseee.'

Withesser:` I

Cime. il. l). ilumine, D. T. Colmery. 

